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 Graduate Studies Calendar 2014-2015 Courses of Instruction Course Descriptions A Archaeology ARKY
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Instruction offered by members of the Department of Archaeology in the Faculty of Arts.

Department Head - G. Oetelaar
 
Archaeology 501       Practical Problems in Archaeological Interpretation
Exercises in the analysis and interpretation of a variety of archaeological data sets.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 201 or 205 or consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 503       Gender in Prehistory
The theoretical background for feminist archaeology and some of the important advances in Old and New World gender studies. Topics include the relationship of gender hierarchy to the rise of the state; contrasts between the ideological representation of gender and culture practice; and an overarching theme of critical analysis relating the present to the past.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 451 or consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 505       Topics of Debate
Topics of debate in archaeology and human biology from a perspective that emphasizes philosophical, theoretical and methodological issues. Designed to hone students' critical, analytical, and debating skills, and as preparation for graduate studies.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 451.
Notes: Archaeology 505 should be taken in the final year of the program.
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Archaeology 506       Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques
As a continuation of Archaeology 306, students are offered training in the more advanced aspects of fieldwork.
Course Hours: F(0-7)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 201 and 306.
Notes: Normally offered during the Spring and/or Summer Terms.
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Archaeology 515       Paleoethnobotany
The study of the uses of plants for food and other purposes such as tools by people in the past through archaeological remains and ethnobotanical research with contemporary people. Macroscopic and microscopic plant remains, such as phytoliths, starch grains, seeds, and charcoal are employed to reconstruct the past environments of ancient people. Theoretical and ethnobotanical issues such as folk taxonomy and ownership of traditional knowledge are explored.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 201 and consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 533.26.
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Archaeology 521       Reconstructing Plains Culture
Archaeological plains cultures and the methodological and theoretical issues involved in the use of archaeological reconstructions of the past. Normally, focus will be on the Canadian Plains.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 321 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 623.
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Archaeology 523       Human Ecology
Current directions in various subfields of human ecology as they apply to Anthropology, Archaeology, and Geography.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 609, Anthropology 609 and Geography 609.
Also known as: (Anthropology 523) (Geography 523)
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Archaeology 531       Special Topics in Archaeology
This course is offered periodically to meet special needs of students or visiting faculty members.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Archaeology 533       Special Topics in Analytical Archaeology
This course is offered periodically to meet special needs of students or visiting faculty members.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Archaeology 537       Topics in Mesoamerican Archaeology
Focus will be on particular time periods or themes in Mesoamerican archaeology and ethnohistory.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Any two of Archaeology 341, 343, 345 or 347.
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Archaeology 553       Caribbean Prehistory
The prehistory and history of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean from the first peopling of the islands to the early contact period.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 531.61.
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Archaeology 555       Human Osteology
Introduction to identification and interpretation of human skeletal and dental remains. Emphasis is on functional anatomy and reconstruction of prehistoric lifeways.
Course Hours: H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 203 or consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 613.
Notes: Preference in enrolment is given to students who have declared a Major in Archaeology or Anthropology.
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Archaeology 589       Nutritional Anthropology
The study of human dietary practices from biological and cultural perspectives. Subjects covered include the development of nutritional anthropology, principles of nutrition, principles of ecology, diet from an evolutionary, comparative and historic perspective, the impact of undernutrition on human physiology, and behaviour and methods in nutritional anthropology.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 30-1, 30-2, Pure Mathematics 30 or equivalent; Anthropology 201 or Archaeology 203 or Archaeology 305, and consent of the Department.
Also known as: (Anthropology 589)
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Archaeology 591       Landscape Archaeology
Human perceptions and uses of the ecophysical and cultural environment. How societies humanize their environment by naming places, identifying resources, establishing paths, modifying and replicating the natural landscape thereby creating a tradition of land use that can be accessed archaeologically.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 451.
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Archaeology 593       Household Archaeology
Human perceptions and uses of the built environment, particularly residential architecture. The emphasis is on the structure and symbolism associated with the spatial arrangements of objects, activities, and social interactions.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 451.
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Archaeology 595       Problems in Palaeopathology and Palaeonutrition
Patterns of disease in prehistoric human populations with consideration to the interaction of health and nutrition. Techniques for determining disease and nutrition from prehistoric remains are covered.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 30-1, 30-2, Pure Mathematics 30 or equivalent; Archaeology 203 or consent of the Department. Archaeology 555 is recommended.
Notes: Preference in enrolment is given to students who have declared a Major in Archaeology or Anthropology.
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Archaeology 596       Honours Thesis (BSc)
Thesis normally required of Honours BSc students and also open for credit to other undergraduate Majors. Students are expected to carry out an analytical research project on a subject acceptable to the Department and to produce a final report written in a professional manner. Normally the project will be directed by one staff member who will consult with another staff member in arriving at an evaluation of the report.
Course Hours: F(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 597       Independent Reading Course
An independent reading course for archaeology Majors. Each student is required to choose reading in consultation with an advisor.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 598       Honours Thesis (BA)
Thesis normally required of Honours BA students and also open for credit to other undergraduate Majors. Students are expected to carry out a research project in a subject acceptable to the Department and to produce a final report written in a professional manner. Normally, the project will be directed by one staff member who will consult with another staff member in arriving at an evaluation of the report.
Course Hours: F(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 599       Independent Readings in Archaeology
An independent reading course for archaeology majors. Emphasis will be on the methodological, technical and scientific literature relating to archaeological interpretation. Each student is required to choose reading in consultation with an advisor.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Graduate Courses

Only where appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599.
 
Archaeology 601       Theoretical Foundations
The philosophy of science, the history of anthropological theory, and a survey of contemporary theoretical approaches in anthropology. Throughout, the relevance to and connections with the subdisciplines of archaeology and biological anthropology will be emphasized.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 603       Seminar on Special Topics
Intensive study of special problems of particular interest to Archaeology Department graduate students. Subject matter for any particular year to be left to the discretion of the Department.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Archaeology 605       Advanced Zooarchaeology
Specialized techniques of zooarchaeological analysis employed in research areas including site seasonality, aging and sexing, paleo-environmental reconstruction and identification techniques for non-mammalian species.
Course Hours: H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 417 or equivalent.
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Archaeology 607       Interpretation in Lithic Analysis
Lithic analysis methodology, including issues such as reduction stage analysis, usewear and residue analysis, material sourcing, replication, and spatial patterning. The use of lithic remains in interpretation of the social behaviour of archaeological cultures.
Course Hours: H(3-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 611       Advanced Geoarchaeology
Critical evaluation of case studies and field examples to explore analytical methods and interdisciplinary theoretical approaches used in geoarchaeology. Field projects will be accompanied by seminar discussions of methodological and analytical approaches to geoarchaeology.
Course Hours: H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 453, or Geography 307, or Geology 373, or consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 613       Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains
Methods of analysing human remains from archaeological contexts with emphasis on identification and description. Lecture, lab and weekly seminar directed to Archaeology graduate students who have not had a previous course in human osteology.
Course Hours: H(3-1T-2)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Antirequisite(s): Not open to students with credit in Archaeology 555 or 603.07.
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Archaeology 615       Topics in Archaeological Theory and Method
The history of archaeological theory and contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches used in archaeological research.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 617       Theory and its Application in Biological Anthropology
Basic issues in the study of human adaptation with a focus on principles of evolutionary biology as they apply to modern studies. Throughout, a bio-cultural approach will be emphasized.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 619       Advanced Topics in Human Osteology
Current developments in interpretation of human skeletal and dental remains. Topics include forensic anthropology, bone biology, and population reconstruction.
Course Hours: H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Archaeology 555 or consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 621       Problems in Ethnoarchaeology
Seminar on selected topics relating to ethnoarchaeology.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 625       Hunter-Gatherer Adaptations
Intensive study of contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherer social and economic adaptations.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
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Archaeology 627       Origins of Agriculture
Intensive study of the origins of agriculture throughout the world.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
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Archaeology 629       Advanced Ceramic Analysis
Studies in ceramic analysis, including typology, manufacturing techniques, use-wear, form/function and style.
Course Hours: H(3-1)
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Archaeology 631       The Development of Complex Societies
The rise, development, and collapse of complex societies throughout the world.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 633       Specialized Analyses of Archaeological Materials
Theory and practice for specialized analyses of the physical and chemical composition of archaeological materials, including microscopic traces of use. Topics will cover procedures used to prepare materials for such specialized analyses and to identify the relevant properties, as well as issues of quantification and interpretation.
Course Hours: H(3S-3)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 635       Social Identity
Social identity is a fundamental theoretical and practical concern for archaeologists, physical anthropologists, and paleoanthropologists. Explores how humans use material culture and material practices to interact in a world ordered by social identities. Students will explore how research in their area of interest has addressed social identities.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 637       Mesoamerican Archaeology and History
Ancient history of Mesoamerica, emphasizing a conjunctive approach based on hieroglyphic, historical and ethnohistorical sources as well as on archaeological evidence.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 639       Stable Isotope Methods in Archaeology
Methods and applications of stable isotope analysis to archaeological research. Topics to be covered include the use of light stable isotopes to determine past and present diet, the use of stable isotopes to document residence and migration, analysis of stable carbon isotopes in soils, stable isotope ecology for environmental reconstruction and paleoclimate studies.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
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Archaeology 701       Special Topics in World Archaeology
Archaeology of particular geographical areas such as Circumpolar, North America, Mesoamerica, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Europe and Near East.
Course Hours: H(3S-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Archaeology 703       Advanced Seminar in Selected Topics

Course Hours: H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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